New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Former Ambassador and Chairman of the India Trade Promotion Organisation, Jawed Ashraf, addressed top defence officers over India’s foreign policy, emphasising that the purposeful pursuit of national interests in the complex global dynamics may not be easy, but it needs to be done, an official said on Thursday. Delivering a talk at the 82nd Staff Course conducted under the Ministry of External Affairs’ Public Outreach Programme at Defence Services Staff College in Wellin…
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Srinagar, July 9 (IANS) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Dhiraj Seth on Thursday visited forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K’s Jammu Division. Army’s ADG PI said on X: “General Dhiraj Seth, COAS, visited forward areas along the Line of Control in Poonch, Rajouri and Sunderbani. He reviewed the prevailing security dynamics along the Line of Control and the counter-insurgency grid of the White Knight Corps.””The COAS was briefed on the evolving security environment, operatio…
Srinagar, June 10 (IANS) Two soldiers were killed in an accidental blast near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri sector of J&K’s Baramulla district on Wednesday, officials said.Official sources said that the incident occurred in the Kamalkote area of the Uri sector.The two soldiers had sustained critical injuries during the accidental explosion.“They have been identified as Arjun Jadhav and Vikram Balakrishna, both of whom belonged to Maharashtra. They were shifted after sustaining cri…
Jammu, June 8 (IANS) As many as 15 people were injured in a road accident in J&K’s Rajouri district on Monday, officials said.The accident occurred as a minibus skidded off the road on the Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch national highway in the Tandwal area of Rajouri.“The driver lost control of the wheel, and the vehicle skidded off the road, injuring 15 people. All the injured have been shifted to a hospital for treatment. Police have registered a case in the incident and started an investigation…
Srinagar, June 6 (IANS) Village Defence Committee (VDC) members in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district have been given specialised training in handling automatic weapons and techniques of guerrilla warfare.VDC members of Doda district have expressed confidence in tackling any security challenge following specialized training in handling automatic weapons and guerrilla warfare techniques, officials said on Saturday.As part of efforts to strengthen security in far-flung border villages, the Specia…
Srinagar, May 26 (IANS) The markets across Jammu and Kashmir, particularly in Srinagar, are experiencing a significant festive rush with people shopping for Eid.All big and small markets in Srinagar and other towns in Kashmir were witnessing heavy footfall, causing traffic congestion.People came out early to buy essentials of life so that their families have enough to celebrate the Eid al-Adha festival on Wednesday in the union territory.Shops selling bakery, mutton, poultry, and hosiery were wi…
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Severe heatwave conditions continued to intensify across Delhi and several parts of North India on Wednesday, with temperatures crossing 45 degrees Celsius in many areas of Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue red and orange alerts in multiple states.According to the IMD, the ongoing heatwave is likely to persist over the next few days, severely impacting normal life across the region.In Delhi, scorch…
Jammu, May 19 (IANS) One person was killed, and eleven others were injured on Tuesday in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district.Police said a passenger bus overturned on the Gool-Sangaldan road near the Sangaldan area of the district.The officials said the accident occurred after a bus bearing registration number JK02CU-7482 reportedly lost control and overturned on the roadside.Soon after the incident, rescue and relief operations were launched by police, locals and emergency …
Jammu, April 20 (IANS) The death toll in the Udhampur bus accident has risen to 21, confirmed Union Minister of State (MoS) Jitendra Singh on Monday. In a post on X, Singh, who is also the Lok Sabha MP from Kathua-Udhampur seat, said, “21 casualties so far and 61 injured. Injured have been shifted to Udhampur Hospital, while the one more seriously injured is being airlifted to Government Medical College, Jammu. My sincere condolences to the bereaved families.”He said that all possible assistance…
Jammu, April 9 (IANS) Five workers belonging to J&K have been killed in a road accident in Kuwait, and the families demanded the return of their bodies on Thursday.The five persons comprised one from Thanamandi in Rajouri and four from Surankote in Poonch.The families of the killed workers have appealed to authorities for the return of their bodies.The victims, all reported to be labourers working in Kuwait, had travelled to the Gulf country to earn a livelihood for their families when the a…